1-methyl-2-(2-phenylethenyl)benzene

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: According to the general procedure, a solution of methyl stilbene (57 mg, 0.29 mmol) and iridium catalyst (S)-32 (9.4 mg, 0.0060 mmol, 2.0 mol %) in CH2Cl2 (3 mL) was hydrogenated. Removal of the solvent in vacuo and standard purification gave 33 (54 mg, 94%) as a colorless oil; [α]20D −55.2 (c 1.00, CHCl3); Chiral GC analysis (Chirasil DEX-CB; program: 100° C. for 5 min, the 0.5° C./min to 140° C. for 5 min, then 2° C./min to 180° C. for 10 min) determined a 86:14 er (72% ee) [tR(minor) 66.26 min, tR(major) 66.66 min]; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) 7.37-7.30 (m, 3H), 7.24-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.14 (d, 2H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.13-2.98 (m, 2H), 2.82 (q, 1H, J=7.8 Hz), 1.31 (d, 3H, J=6.6 Hz) ppm; 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) 147.0, 140.8, 129.1, 128.3, 128.1, 127.0, 126.0, 125.8, 45.0, 41.8, 21.1 ppm. Removal of the solvent in vacuo and standard purification

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: According to the general procedure, a solution of methyl stilbene (57 mg, 0.29 mmol) and iridium catalyst (S)-32 (9.4 mg, 0.0060 mmol, 2.0 mol %) in CH2Cl2 (3 mL) was hydrogenated. Removal of the solvent in vacuo and standard purification gave 33 (54 mg, 94%) as a colorless oil; [α]20D −55.2 (c 1.00, CHCl3); Chiral GC analysis (Chirasil DEX-CB; program: 100° C. for 5 min, the 0.5° C./min to 140° C. for 5 min, then 2° C./min to 180° C. for 10 min) determined a 86:14 er (72% ee) [tR(minor) 66.26 min, tR(major) 66.66 min]; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) 7.37-7.30 (m, 3H), 7.24-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.14 (d, 2H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.13-2.98 (m, 2H), 2.82 (q, 1H, J=7.8 Hz), 1.31 (d, 3H, J=6.6 Hz) ppm; 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) 147.0, 140.8, 129.1, 128.3, 128.1, 127.0, 126.0, 125.8, 45.0, 41.8, 21.1 ppm. Removal of the solvent in vacuo and standard purification

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: The procedure described in Example 1 is followed, except that 15.5 g (0.1 mol) of o-toluic acid chloride, 13 g (0.125 mol) of styrene, 23.2 g (0.125 mol) of tri-n-butylamine and 0.225 g (0.001 mol) of palladium acetate are used. After a reaction time of 4 hours at 120° C., in 100 ml of cyclohexanone as the solvent, 10.8 g (0.0556 mol) of 2-methylstilbene, corresponding to a yield of 55.6% of theory, are obtained; melting point 92°-93° C.

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: According to the general procedure, a solution of methyl stilbene (57 mg, 0.29 mmol) and iridium catalyst (S)-32 (9.4 mg, 0.0060 mmol, 2.0 mol %) in CH2Cl2 (3 mL) was hydrogenated. Removal of the solvent in vacuo and standard purification gave 33 (54 mg, 94%) as a colorless oil; [α]20D −55.2 (c 1.00, CHCl3); Chiral GC analysis (Chirasil DEX-CB; program: 100° C. for 5 min, the 0.5° C./min to 140° C. for 5 min, then 2° C./min to 180° C. for 10 min) determined a 86:14 er (72% ee) [tR(minor) 66.26 min, tR(major) 66.66 min]; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) 7.37-7.30 (m, 3H), 7.24-7.20 (m, 2H), 7.14 (d, 2H, J=7.2 Hz), 3.13-2.98 (m, 2H), 2.82 (q, 1H, J=7.8 Hz), 1.31 (d, 3H, J=6.6 Hz) ppm; 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) 147.0, 140.8, 129.1, 128.3, 128.1, 127.0, 126.0, 125.8, 45.0, 41.8, 21.1 ppm. Removal of the solvent in vacuo and standard purification